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HASTELLOY STRAINER BASKET FOR USE IN HYDROCHLORIC ACID?

I have a customer at a pickling facility using 4 percent hydrochloric acid at 185 °F. Will a fabricated strainer basket of Hastelloy hold up in this environment? Is it the best material for this application?

Mike M [last name deleted for privacy by Editor]
industrial filtration and strainer sales - Southfield, Michigan, USA
2004

October , 2008

Hi, Mike. I think it will hold up, but I also think titanium may be a better material for general acid exposure if there is not a particular structural reason for spec'ing Hastelloy.

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Ted Mooney, P.E.
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finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey

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